# Harry Haller — Steppenwolf character guide

> Harry Haller in Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Haller, Harry, dear Harry, The old Harry, the old Harry, the little new young Harry, old Harry, Brother Harry, Herr Haller, The late Herr Haller, this Herr Haller, Mr. Harry, Mr. Haller, Herr Harry

**First appearance:** 0001-harry-haller-s-records

## Who they are

A self-styled Steppenwolf who rents attic rooms in respectable bourgeois houses he claims to despise, dividing his nights between books, wine, and the ache of belonging nowhere.

## Relationships

### [Hermine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/steppenwolf_se/characters/hermine)

_psychological_

Hermine acts as Harry's guide and mirror, manipulating him into self-discovery and embracing his dual nature.

### [Pablo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/steppenwolf_se/characters/pablo)

_friendship_

Pablo is a carefree, hedonistic mentor who introduces Harry to the Magic Theater and the pleasures of life.

### [Herman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/steppenwolf_se/characters/herman)

_psychological_

Herman is a hallucinatory double or alter ego of Harry, representing his repressed, wilder self.

### [Maria](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/steppenwolf_se/characters/maria)

_romantic_

Harry has a brief, sensual affair with Maria, who teaches him physical love and pleasure.

### [Mozart](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/steppenwolf_se/characters/mozart)

_psychological_

Mozart appears as a mocking, transcendent figure who chastises Harry's seriousness and reveals the absurdity of his suffering.

### [Goethe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/steppenwolf_se/characters/goethe)

_psychological_

Goethe appears in Harry's dream-like visions to challenge his romanticized view of art and mortality.

### [Gustav](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/steppenwolf_se/characters/gustav)

_friendship_

Gustav is a childhood friend of Harry, representing his past and the simpler, more conventional life he left behind.

### [Rosa Kreisler](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/steppenwolf_se/characters/rosa_kreisler)

_romantic_

Rosa Kreisler is a woman from Harry's past with whom he had a painful, unrequited love affair.

### [Hermine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/steppenwolf_se/characters/hermine)

_psychological_

Hermine acts as Harry's guide and mirror, manipulating him into self-discovery and embracing his dual nature.

### [Pablo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/steppenwolf_se/characters/pablo)

_friendship_

Pablo is a carefree, hedonistic mentor who introduces Harry to the Magic Theater and the pleasures of life.

### [Mozart](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/steppenwolf_se/characters/mozart)

_psychological_

Mozart appears as a mocking, transcendent figure who chastises Harry's seriousness and reveals the absurdity of his suffering.

### [Maria](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/steppenwolf_se/characters/maria)

_romantic_

Harry has a brief, sensual affair with Maria, who teaches him physical love and pleasure.

## In the story

### [Harry Haller's Records](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/steppenwolf_se/chapters/harry-haller-s-records)

Protagonist who reflects on his past, his suffering, and his encounters with the immortals; he stabs Hermine.

## Links

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